Released January 20, 2009 Artist Andrew Bird Label Fat Possum Records | Length 54:17 Release date 20 January 2009 Genres Indie rock, Baroque pop | |
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Noble Beast
(2009) Break it Yourself
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Noble Beast is American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird's fifth solo studio album released on January 20, 2009. Two songs from this album were previewed on his webpage, "Oh No" and "Carrion Suite", while the entire album was made available by NPR as a streaming feed. Noble Beast was made available as a standard CD release, a special limited-edition deluxe two-CD package and a double-LP package.
Contents
- Andrew bird oh no music video
- Reception
- Track listing
- Deluxe edition bonus disc
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
The track "Tenuousness" appears in the closing credits for the 2011 movie Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Reception
The album received a Metacritic score of 79 out of 100 based on 29 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 12, and No. 3 on the Top Rock Albums Albums chart, selling 26,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 150,000 copies in the United States as of December 2011.
Track listing
All tracks written by Andrew Bird, except where noted.
Deluxe edition bonus disc
The limited edition of Noble Beast shipped with a companion disc of instrumental songs, entitled Useless Creatures. This collection was made available on Bird's website in early January, before the album's release. Noble Beast / Useless Creatures was deleted after one initial run, both in the US and the UK, exclusively.
Personnel
Songs
1Oh No4:20
2Masterswarm6:35
3Fritz and the Dizzyspells3:36